On 13-Jan-08, at 4:33 PM, JJZolx wrote: > > Aren't these things manufactured and imported from China? I don't know if you've ever bothered to research this, but shipping costs aren't simply directly proportional to distance travelled. The country of entry matters, as does the type of product and any regulatory issues. Canada, for example, has the now 5% GST but products simply jumping across the border from the US are not simply 5% more. There are costs for meeting CSA safety regulations as well as packaging due to the requirement for both French and English on packaging, plus labelling laws on certain products (especially food).
> If so, how > does any given country differ significantly from the US in these > areas? > Are Logitch keyboards 50% more expensive in other countries than they > are in the US? I haven't had the opportunity to compare keyboards, but I have noticed that network routers are much more costly. as is some food, gasoline most certainly. Beer at the pubs is cheaper by a bit (helped by the no tipping thing). Eating out at a restaurant is insane (at least in most parts of England. Bedding seems to be cheaper, strangely, and most things you get at M&S. It varies wildly but hardly predatory. They have rather stiff laws about that. Oddly, my recent need for a hard drive in the UK lead me to a very nice supply of computer parts that were on par with hard drives in my part of Canada. However, this store is the low overhead type that isn't likely to be carrying squeezeboxes any time soon. Keyboards, I imagine, also benefit from an economy of scale. -kdf _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
